El-Sayed is absolutely right on the subject of genocide. It is wonderful to hear a politician using the language of prevention so deftly. It offers hope for the future at a time when genocide is out of control globally. We invite all candidates and political leaders, from all countries, parties, and ideologies, to see their work in terms of genocide prevention. Preventing genocide is one of the most important tasks of good leadership, and yet it is almost never discussed. It requires the ability to self-critique as an individual and as a member of a group as well as a genuine investment in good governance and serving the people. We certainly hope more anti-genocide candidates will emerge in the coming decade.

Netanyahu can be arrested under U.S. law, even if not in pursuit of the ICC arrest warrant. thenation.com/article/world/… #NewYork #WarCriminal #Genocide

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is appalled by the proposed sale of $2.8 billion in heavy weapons to Israel that was announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on 15 September 2026. The sale would take place via the U.S. Foreign Military Financing mechanism, which allows foreign countries to use U.S. taxpayer dollars to purchase weapons from U.S. companies. This arms transfer is one of the largest transfers of heavy weapons to Israel in U.S. history. It is out of step with American public opinion and constitutes a direct threat to international peace and security. Over the past two years, Israel and the U.S. have purposefully and publicly shifted the overton window on how much impunity a state can enjoy to commit war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Throughout all of this, world leaders and international institutions have refused to call Israel and the U.S. to account. They have handed Prime Minister Netanyahu a blank cheque to continue to violate the Genocide Convention, the Hague Conventions, and the Geneva Conventions. Now, he appears to be preparing to cash that cheque in an effort to achieve his dual goals of Greater Israel and increased Israeli influence over the Middle East, the South Caucasus, and corridors to Central Asia. It is obvious what must happen next. Given the clear signs of a serious risk for escalating mass atrocity, State Parties to the Genocide Convention have an obligation to take action to prevent the U.S. and Israel from using these weapons to continue to commit genocide in Palestine and to expand destruction to the rest of the Middle East, ushering in what will most certainly become a World War. Read the full statement: bit.ly/HeavyWeaponsDeal

1/4 🗓️ On 20 September 1953, the Ukrainian community marked the 20th anniversary of the Holodomor. After a large march, a public gathering was held at the Manhattan Centre, with Raphael Lemkin, who coined the term “genocide” in international law, as one of the invited speakers.

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security believes that the escalation of hyper-militarized mass deportation operations targeting Black and Brown communities coupled with ongoing threats of national guard deployment from the Trump Administration is evidence of normalization of using military force against civilians and a red flag for the genocidal process underway in the U.S. Cities across the U.S. continue to face armed mass deportation operations as the Trump Administration deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers along with agents from other federal agencies to carry out enforcement operations under the guise of protecting public safety. However, these enforcement operations have resulted in human rights violations committed by the federal agents against noncitizens and citizens alike, including racial profiling, unlawful arrest, excessive use of force, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, and denial of due process. In an effort to better document the tactics and abuses of federal agents during these state-sanctioned operations, the Lemkin Institute is providing an analysis of key insights and incidents during the month of May 2026. Read full brief: bit.ly/HSBMay2026

Minister Ben-Gvir has repeatedly used his platform to advocate for mass violence against Palestinians. His recent public and direct call for daily mass executions is proof of intent to incite others to continue to commit acts of genocide. The International Criminal Court must hold Ben-Gvir and all other perpetrators accountable. The international community must take concerted action to end the genocide. States must fulfill their obligation under the Genocide Convention to try to stop this genocide. Click the link to read our full statement: bit.ly/BenGvirIncitement

This is Minister Ben-Gvir’s most recent incitement to commit genocide under Article III(c) of the 1948 Genocide Convention. The Lemkin Institute strongly condemns the recent inhumane statements of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in which he called for the deliberate killing of “30 to 40” Palestinians every night in Gaza, even if they pose no immediate danger, because, according to him, “[t]here are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people.” We will be very clear: This statement, which has garnered some outrage in Europe, is an unambiguous declaration of genocidal intent and incitement to genocide. Minister Ben Gvir’s statements, made on a podcast, demonstrate the consequences Israel’s ongoing global impunity: Israeli leaders now feel such unaccountability that they can clearly invoke language closely associated with Nazism – under which the term “Lebensunwertes Leben” (“life unworthy of life”) was used to justify the killing of millions of people – without fear of consequences. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/BenGvirIncitement

The @LemkinInstitute strongly condemns the recent inhumane statements of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in which he called for the deliberate killing of “30 to 40” Palestinians every night in Gaza, even if they pose no immediate danger, because, according to him, “[t]here are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people.” We will be very clear: This statement, which has garnered some outrage in Europe, is an unambiguous declaration of genocidal intent and incitement to genocide. Although Ben-Gvir’s provocative language ruffles some feathers in Israel, largely because he so plainly and crudely states to the world what is driving that nation in its war against the Palestinian people, he is nothing but the ugly, self-congratulatory face of a genocidal state and society. Minister Ben-Gvir must be held legally responsible for his violations of the Genocide Convention. But that is not enough. As humanity has been saying for years now, mere condemnations of Israel and its leaders will not work. Symbolic sanctions will not work. Denouncing the inhumane is not enough when one has allowed the inhumane to become the reality for an entire group of people. The international community has failed miserably to prevent this genocide or even stem its determined advance. But we can still stop the killing and mitigate the horrors. We can still save mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, brothers and sisters. As Dag Hammarskjöld, second Secretary-General of the United Nations reminded us: “The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell.” This hell needs to come to an end. Read the full statement: lnkd.in/eNGpcnP8

Join us for a new episode of Genocide News Now with your host Dominique Hollingsworth. Genocide News Now is a podcast focused on reporting current events related to the field of Genocide Prevention and Human Security, with the aim of creating short, accessible listening for those who want to stay up-to-date on events related to genocide and human rights abuses on the go. Follow this link to listen: rss.com/podcasts/antigenocid…

On August 6 the Lemkin Institute remembers the Christians, Shabak-Shia, Kakay, and other minority populations who were victims of ISIS's invasion of the Nineveh Plain in 2014. We mourn the loss of life and the destruction of cultural heritage that came with ISIS's genocide. We further mourn the loss of diversity of Iraq's social fabric as the country continues to grapple with national and religious hatred and fanaticism. Before the U.S. invasion of 2003, Iraq was home to over a million Christians. By 2013, that number had been reduced to 500,000, due to increasing terror and the resulting out-migration. Today there are only between 140,000 and 250,000 Christians left. The Lemkin Institute calls on the international community to support a thriving and diverse sovereign state in Iraq and to combine forces to ensure the continued security and existence of Christians and all ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq.

On August 3 we remember the Yezidi people killed, abducted, and forcibly displaced by the Islamic State. We stand in solidarity with the Yazidi people, who continue to fight for freedom from religious and ethnic persecution today.

August 2 is the official day of remembrance for Roma and Sinti victims of the Holocaust. @Lemkininstitute is dedicated today and every day to maintaining remembrance and visibility for all victims of the Nazi regime.